VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring 2011
The VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring 2011 is the 35th season of the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring . It began on April 2, 2011 and will end on October 29, 2011 after ten races on the Nürburgring Nordschleife . For the first time, two races will be held over a distance of six hours. In addition, the 24-hour race , which is not part of the VLN series, takes place relatively late at the end of June .
Racing calendar
Audi TTS during the 34th RCM DMV Grenzlandrennens
| date | run | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2011 | 58th ADAC Westfalenfahrt | 4 hours |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 36th DMV 4-hour race | 4 hours |
| May 14, 2011 | 42nd Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy | 6 hours |
| May 28, 2011 | 53rd ADAC ACAS H&R Cup | 4 hours |
| June 11, 2011 | 51st ADAC Reinoldus long distance race | 4 hours |
| July 30, 2011 | 34th RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen | 4 hours |
| 27 Aug 2011 | 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal race | 6 hours |
| Sep 24 2011 | 43rd ADAC Barbarossapreis | 4 hours |
| Oct 15, 2011 | 35th DMV 250 mile race | 4 hours |
| Oct 29, 2011 | 36th DMV Münsterland Cup | 4 hours |
Results
In the first three VLN races in 2011, three different brands from three different classes won the works BMW, Mercedes SLS and Farnbacher Ferrari 458.
58th ADAC Westfalenfahrt
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jörg Müller Augusto Farfus Uwe Alzen |
BMW Motorsport | BMW M3 GT (E1XP) | 4: 05: 32,821 (28) |
| 2 |
Andy Priaulx Dirk Müller Dirk Werner |
BMW Motorsport | BMW M3 GT (E1XP) | + 51.096 (28) |
| 3 | Kenneth Heyer Thomas Jäger Jan Seyffarth Jeroen Bleekemolen |
Black Falcon | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (SP9) | +1: 29.385 (28) |
| 4th | David Horn Sascha Bert |
Horn Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (SP9) | + 3: 00.820 (28) |
| 5 |
Sabine Schmitz Niclas Kentenich Marc Basseng |
MSC Adenau e. V. in ADAC | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | + 4: 46.632 (28) |
| 6th |
Christian Menzel Mike Stursberg Hans Guido Riegel |
HARIBO Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 4: 48.163 (28) |
| 7th | Andrii Lebed Ralf Schall Hannes Plesse |
Black Falcon | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (SP9) | + 7: 26.806 (28) |
| 8th |
Christopher Haase Andreas Simonsen Marc Bronzel |
Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 8: 14.995 (28) |
| 9 | Georg Weiss Oliver Kainz Michael Jacobs |
Wochenspiegel Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 (SP7) | + 8: 24.993 (28) |
| 10 |
Michael Illbruck Manuel Lauck |
Pinta Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP 9) | + 13: 15.030 (28) |
36th DMV 4-hour race
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chris Mamerow Armin Hahne |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (SP9) | 4: 05: 01.495 (28) |
| 2 |
Timo Bernhard Lucas Luhr Romain Dumas |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 33.604 (28) |
| 3 |
Dirk Müller Dirk Werner Dirk Adorf |
BMW Motorsport | BMW M3 GT (E1XP) | +1: 12.873 (28) |
| 4th |
Lance David Arnold Christopher Brück Christian Frankenhout |
Heico Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (SP9) | +1: 13.487 (28) |
| 5 |
Jörg Müller Augusto Farfus Pedro Lamy |
BMW Motorsport | BMW M3 GT (E1XP) | +1: 33.811 (28) |
| 6th |
Marc Basseng Frank Stippler Marcel Fässler |
Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 2: 31.841 (28) |
| 7th | Georg Weiss Oliver Kainz Michael Jacobs |
Wochenspiegel Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 (SP7) | + 5: 45.065 (28) |
| 8th |
Christian Abbot Luca Ludwig Christopher Mies |
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 6: 03.976 (28) |
| 9 | Jochen Krumbach Marc Gindorf Philipp Wlazik |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | + 6: 21.630 (28) |
| 10 |
Christopher Haase Markus Winkelhock Marc Bronzel |
Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 6: 46.594 (28) |
42nd Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marco Seefried Jaime Melo |
Hankook - Team Farnbacher | Ferrari F458 (SP8) | 6: 04: 20,632 (40) |
| 2 | Marc Lieb Timo Bernhard Arno Klasen |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 (SP7) | + 0.814 (40) |
| 3 |
Jörg Müller Augusto Farfus Pedro Lamy |
BMW Motorsport | BMW M3 GT (E1XP) | + 29.676 (40) |
| 4th | Marco Schelp Hubert Haupt Klaus Rader |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | +1: 18.091 (40) |
| 5 | Chris Mamerow Armin Hahne Pierre Kaffer |
Mamerow / Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 3: 17.825 (40) |
| 6th | Thomas Mutsch Franck Mailleux Frederik Ekblom |
Volkswagen Motorsport | VW Golf GT 24 (SP8T) | + 4: 40.858 (40) |
| 7th | Anders Buchardt Nils Tronrud John Mayes |
Need for Speed Team Schubert | BMW Z4 GT3 (SP9) | + 6: 11.784 (40) |
| 8th | Christian Menzel Hans Guido Riegel Marco Holzer |
Haribo Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | +7: 04.865 (40) |
| 9 | Takayuki Kinoshita Juichi Wakisaka Akira Iida |
Gazoo Racing | Lexus LF-A (SP8) | + 1 lap (39) |
| 10 | Kai Riemer Rodney Forbes |
Porsche 911 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 1 lap (39) |
53rd ADAC ACAS H&R Cup
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marco Holzer Patrick Long Richard Lietz |
Porsche Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3R (E1XP) | 4: 03: 46,969 (28) |
| 2 | Romain Dumas Lucas Luhr Marc Lieb |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (SP7) | +7,063 (28) |
| 3 |
Marc Basseng Marcel Fässler Mike Rockenfeller |
Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | +7,698 (28) |
| 4th | Christopher Haase Marc Hennerici Markus Winkelhock Frank Stippler |
Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 48.166 (28) |
| 5 |
Mattias Ekström Timo Scheider Christopher Mies |
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | +1: 32.998 (28) |
| 6th |
Christian Abbot Christer Jöns Luca Ludwig |
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 2: 46.048 (28) |
| 7th |
Lance David Arnold Christian Frankenhout Christopher Brück Alexandros Margaritis |
Heico Motorsport GmbH | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 3: 22.502 (28) |
| 8th | Kenneth Heyer Jan Seyffarth Ralf Schall |
Black Falcon | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 5: 37.167 (28) |
| 9 | Dominik Schwager Hubert Haupt Marco Schelp |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 6: 08.462 (28) |
| 10 | Jochen Krumbach Philipp Wlazik Marc Gindorf |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 6: 37.067 (28) |
51st ADAC Reinoldus long distance race
Due to the onset of rain and hail in the “airfield” area, the race was stopped 12 minutes before the end with the red flag.
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mattias Ekström Timo Scheider Frank Stippler |
Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | 3: 30: 49,154 (24) |
| 2 | Klaus Abbelen Sabine Schmitz |
MSC Adenau e. V. in ADAC | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | +1: 31.954 (24) |
| 3 | Wolfgang Kohler Frank Kräling Christian Menzel |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 5: 18.409 (24) |
| 4th | Stefan Rosina Jakub Giermaziak |
Verva Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 6: 25,190 (24) |
| 5 | Akira Lida Kazuya Oshima Hiroaki Ishiura |
Gazoo Razing | Lexus LF-A (SP8) | + 6: 57.062 (24) |
| 6th | Martin Ragginger Stefan Wendt |
Schnabl Engineering GmbH & Co. KG | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2a) | + 1 lap (23) |
| 7th | Christian Engelhart Mathias Lauda Andreas Mayerl |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 1 lap (23) | |
| 8th | Jörg Otto Peter Becker |
Rheydter Club for Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 1 lap (23) |
| 9 | Maik Rosenberg Christian Krognes Emin Akata |
LMS engineering | VW Scirocco (SP3T) | + 1 lap (23) |
| 10 | Philipp Neuffer Reinhard Huber Carlo Babini Merlo |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 1 lap (23) |
34th RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen
In the sixth round of the season, the red flag was used twice due to accidents. The first accident occurred in the “Tiergarten” area, in which three vehicles were involved. The second red flag was used due to an accident in the “mine” section in which six vehicles were involved. After that the race was not restarted. However, since a race distance of 160 minutes was exceeded, the season run could be fully rated.
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Zehe Alexander Roloff Roland Rehfeld |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | 2: 11: 04,062 (15) |
| 2 |
Sabine Schmitz Niclas Kentenich Arno Klasen |
MSC Adenau e. V. in ADAC | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 22,464 (15) |
| 3 | Dennis Busch Marc Busch |
Porsche 911 GT3 (SP7) | + 50,709 (15) | |
| 4th | Peter Schmidt Marcel Blumer Christopher Zöchling |
Car Collection Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S 997 (SP9) | +1: 43.445 (15) |
| 5 | Rodney Forbes Kai Riemer |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 2: 03.220 (15) | |
| 6th | Michael Bäder Tobias Hagenmeyer |
BMW Z4 (SP7) | + 2: 48.091 (15) | |
| 7th | Marc Bullitt Klaus Graf |
PZ Aschaffenburg | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | + 4: 26.869 (15) |
| 8th | Peter Dumbreck Sebastian Asch |
Falken Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R 997 (SP9) | + 5: 08.284 (15) |
| 9 | Wolfgang Kohler Frank Kräling Daniel Cooke |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 5: 20.992 (15) |
| 10 | Maik Rosenberg Christian Krognes Emin Akata |
LMS engineering | VW Scirocco (SP3T) | + 5: 30.303 (15) |
6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal race
The 7th race of the season was characterized by changing conditions typical of the Eifel. In these conditions, the powerful rear-wheel drive vehicles had a major disadvantage. For the first time in the history of the VLN there was a pole setter with front-wheel drive. At the start, the fastest car was not right at the front for the first time, because the Raeder Audi TT RS had to start with the second starting group. In addition, the race was canceled shortly before the end due to heavy and persistent rain.
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Biela Christian Hohenadel Michael Ammermüller |
Raeder Motorsport | Audi TT RS (SP4T) | 5: 41: 21,034 (35) |
| 2 | Christopher Haase Christopher Mies Luca Ludwig |
Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | +1: 19.227 (35) |
| 3 | Pedro Lamy Marko Hartung |
Need for Speed Team Schubert | BMW Z4 GT3 (SP9) | + 9: 20.101 (35) |
| 4th | Michael Zehe Hubert Haupt Klaus Rader Marco Schelp |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 1 lap (34) |
| 5 | Peter Posavac Anders Buchardt Dominik Schwager |
Need for Speed Team Schubert | BMW Z4 GT3 (SP9) | + 1 lap (34) |
| 6th | Wolfgang Kohler Frank Kräling Christian Menzel |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 1 lap (34) |
| 7th | Florian Gruber Alexander Yoong Luca Cappellari |
Audi race experience | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 1 lap (34) |
| 8th | Jochen Krumbach Philipp Wlazik Marc Gindorf |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 2 laps (33) |
| 9 | Florian Fricke Julian Derck's Dieter Schornstein |
MSC Adenau e. V. in ADAC | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (SP7) | + 2 laps (33) |
| 10 | Elmar Deegener Jürgen Wohlfarth Christoph Breuer |
Raeder Motorsport | Audi TT RS (SP3T) | + 2 laps (33) |
43rd ADAC Barbarossapreis
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Luhr Arno Klasen |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | 4: 01: 34,325 (28) |
| 2 | Christopher Haase Frank Stippler |
Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 2: 35.371 (28) |
| 3 | Mike Stursberg Hans Guido Riegel René Rast |
Haribo Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 5: 06.172 (28) |
| 4th | Klaus Abbelen Sabine Schmitz |
MSC Adenau e. V. in ADAC | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 6: 02.174 (28) |
| 5 | Michael Illbruck Marco Seefried |
Pinta Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 7: 50.099 (28) |
| 6th | Georg Weiss Oliver Kainz Michael Jacobs |
Wochenspiegel Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 MR (SP7) | + 8: 04.482 (28) |
| 7th | Michael Zehe Klaus Rader Marco Schelp |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 8th | Rodney Forbes Kai Riemer |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 1 lap (27) | |
| 9 | Marcel Blumer Christopher Zöchling Dieter Lehner |
Car Collection Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S 997 (SP9) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 10 | Frank Kräling Peter Scharmach |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | +1 lap (27) |
35th DMV 250 mile race
Due to numerous independent accidents, the race was temporarily interrupted. After the restart, however, the remaining 2:20 hours could be completed.
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Juhr Arno Klasen |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | 3: 24: 23,126 (24) |
| 2 | Christian Mamerow Armin Hahne |
Mamerow / Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 4,524 (24) |
| 3 | Klaus Abbelen Sabine Schmitz |
MSC Adena e. V. in ADAC | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 3: 22.920 (24) |
| 4th |
Marc Basseng Frank Stippler Chriestopher Mies |
Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 3: 32.917 (24) |
| 5 |
Alexandros Margaritis Dominik Schwager |
Dörr Motorsport GmbH | BMW Alpina B6 GT3 (SP9) | +5: 22.484 (24) |
| 6th | Andrii Lebed Ralf Schall |
Black Falcon | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | + 5: 40.596 (24) |
| 7th | Martin Ragginger Sebastian Asch |
Falken Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R 997 (SP9) | + 5: 45.102 (24) |
| 8th | Patrick Breslin Sean Seán Paul Breslin |
Black Falcon | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 6: 00.392 (24) |
| 9 | Georg Weiss Oliver Kainz Michael Jacobs |
Wochenspiegel Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 MR (SP7) | + 8: 48.974 (24) |
| 10 | Wolfgang Kohler Frank Kräling Christian Menzel |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 10: 27.227 (24) |
36th DMV Münsterland Cup
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Basseng Christopher Mies Michael Ammermüller |
Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | 4: 00: 50,515 (28) |
| 2 | Christian Mamerow Armin Hahne |
Mamerow / Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 59.225 (28) |
| 3 | Edward Sandström Nico Bastian Hendrik Vieth |
Need for Speed Team Schubert | BMW Z4 GT3 (SP9) | +1: 14.941 (28) |
| 4th | Mike Stursberg Richard Westbrook |
Haribo Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 3: 54.879 (28) |
| 5 | Alexander Roloff Bubert Haupt Roland Rehfeld |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 4: 41.075 (28) |
| 6th | Andrii Lebed Stephan Rösler Hannes Plesse |
Black Falcon | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 7: 05.561 (28) |
| 7th | Claudia Huertgen Marko Hartung Dirk Adorf |
Need for Speed Team Schubert | BMW Z4 GT3 (SP9) | + 9: 18.413 (28) |
| 8th | Jochen Krumbach Oliver Kainz Arno Klasen |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 9 | Michael Zehe Klaus Rader Marco Schelp |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 10 | Kai Riemer Rodney Forbes |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997 (CUP2) | + 1 lap (27) |
Web links
Commons : VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring 2011 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
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